US-Africa summit: four things African leaders should try to get out of it

Posted on December 18, 2022

US president Joe Biden will be hosting African leaders at this week’s summit, as a group. This has its advantages. The 50 African leaders have the opportunity to articulate their common interests and adopt common positions at the gathering in Washington, DC.

White Nationalism and Congressional Politics in the American South

Posted on October 14, 2022

The African Centre for the Study of the United States, University of Pretoria (ACSUS-UP) hosted a Public Webinar: White Nationalism and Congressional Politics in the American South by Dr. Ariel Zellman, Department of Political Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Washington wants to address anti-west sentiment in Africa: Blinken is doing his bit

Posted on October 07, 2022

'US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to three African countries this week is another sign of the Joe Biden administration’s US-Africa policy of reengaging with the continent'.

Dr. Michel's book lauded by leading international scholars

Posted on November 26, 2019

Dr. Eddie Michel, a Research Associate in the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies at the University of Pretoria has been feted for his recent book entitled The White House and White Africa: Presidential policy toward Rhodesia during the UDI era of 1965-79. The book, published by...